The Piute Mountains are found in southeastern California

California

California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...

, in the Mojave Desert

Mojave Desert

The Mojave Desert occupies a significant portion of southeastern California and smaller parts of central California, southern Nevada, southwestern Utah and northwestern Arizona, in the United States...

. The range crosses Interstate 40

Interstate 40

Interstate 40 is the third-longest major east–west Interstate Highway in the United States, after I-90 and I-80. Its western end is at Interstate 15 in Barstow, California; its eastern end is at a concurrency of U.S. Route 117 and North Carolina Highway 132 in Wilmington, North Carolina...

 at Mountain Springs Summit, 2,770 feet above sea level.

The mountains are located northeast of the Old Woman Mountains

Old Woman Mountains

The Old Woman Mountains are located south of the town of Essex, California, and north of Danby Dry Lake. The range reaches an elevation of at the northeastern end , and lies in San Bernardino County in the Mojave Desert.-Geography:...

, southwest of the Piute Range

Piute Range

The Piute Range is located in the Mojave Desert, primarily in northeast San Bernardino County, California, United States, with a north portion in Nevada...

, and east of Fenner Valley, which includes the small communities of Essex, Goffs, and Fenner.

Directly to the east of the range lies the Bigelow Cholla Garden Wilderness

Bigelow Cholla Garden Wilderness

The Bigelow Cholla Garden Wilderness is in the Mojave Desert in San Bernardino County, California, United States.-Geography:The wilderness lies in the northern end of the Sacramento Mountains, east of the Piute Mountains and west of Needles, California, along Interstate 40 as its northern border....

 and the Mojave National Preserve

Mojave National Preserve

Mojave National Preserve is located in the Mojave Desert of San Bernardino County, California, USA, between Interstate 15 and Interstate 40. The preserve was established October 31, 1994 with the passage of the California Desert Protection Act by the US Congress...

, as well as Flattop Mountain and the Sacramento Mountains

Sacramento Mountains (California)

The Sacramento Mountains of California are southwest of Needles and form part of the towns west and southwest border; the range is east of the Piute Mountains and northwest of the Chemehuevi Mountains. The range lies in a northwest-southeasterly direction south of Interstate 40, and reach an...

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